Nauðbeygja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nauðbeygja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nauðbeygja" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

nauðbeygja: nauðbeygja, v. (gð) 1) ydmyge en ved atunderkaste ham Tvang, berøve ham hansHandlefrihed; bar Sigurðr upp firir þákonungana ráðagerð Ólafs mágs síns-, telr um, hver nauðsyn þeim er atreka af höndum þat undirbrot, er Danirok Svíar hafa þá nauðbeygt (= undirlagt OH. 3335) Flat. II, 3711; honumfannst mikit um, er biskup var í nökk-uru nauðbeygðr Sturl. I, 2396 (jvf23822 fgg); þann hirtingarsprota, sembiskupinn nauðbeygðist - á at leggjafyrir þeirra löstu Bp. II, 6410. 2) paa-tvinge; þessi vegr hvárrtveggi sýnistherra Guðmundi nauðbeygðr Bp. II,4629.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚢᚦᛒᚽᛦᚵᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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